Tony and Frankie are back on CatSynth for the first time in quite a while, and they are ready to perform their new “cat metal” tune, complete with appropriate scowling expressions.
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Monty in the studio
Monty is helping out in the studio, and thinks this F is the purrfect note to add.
Submitted by our friend Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, Moon X, Natura Morta, and more).
You can see Monty’s previous appearances via his tag
RIP Oscar, the purrfect Moog Inspector
Roland JX-8P with Ansel and Olive
Our friend Charles Whiley is restoring and upgrading a Roland JX-8P. We see Ansel (black and white) and Olive (tabby) hanging out nearby.
Young Gracie with Korg PolySix
Rocky and Buchla / TipTop Audio system
CoCo and Industrial Music Electronics feedback console
CoCo returns. Daniel Warner – who submitted this photo via our Facebook page – says she is “listening while I’m working with the Industrial Music Electronics feedback console…”
The “Industrial Music Electronics feedback console” includes a Joemeek VC1 Studio Channel, a couple of Mic-preamp-and-equalizer units from Daking, and Klark Teknik 1176-style leveling amplifier.
Cheddar, Big Cat, and “Bassjolele” (Bass Banjolele)
Cheddar shows off his “bassjolele”, a bass banjolele. His brother Big Cat snoozes behind him.
Submitted by our friend and musical collaborator Brett Warren via our Facebook page.
Brett appears as a bassist on many of my musical projects, including a couple of tracks on the most recent album, and on the track Merp Friend from our earlier EP.
The banjolele is a relatively new instrument to us. It has a banjo-style body, but a ukelele-style neck with four strings. The bass version is even more unusual.
Blue, Keyboard, and Zoom H2 recorder
Meet Blue, who sits atop a keyboard and keys a few keys for us. We also see a Zoom H2 recorder. Submitted by Mike Sheldon via Mastodon.
This is Blue, certain music causes her to come and yell at me until I stop.
Fritzie helps out with the mix
We see Fritzie inspecting a track in Logic Pro very closely. There is also a Behringer Universal Control and an Argon 8 synthesizer from Modal Electronics.
Submitted by @peoplemusic.bsky.social via BlueSky.
This is Fritzie, my engineering assistant, helping me out while mixing.